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<b>Standard actions which are checked but then do nothing unless rules intervene</b><br>Waiting&nbsp;<a href=34_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Touching&nbsp;<a href=35_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Waving&nbsp;<a href=36_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Pulling&nbsp;<a href=37_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Pushing&nbsp;<a href=38_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, <b>Turning</b>&nbsp;<a href=39_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Pushing it to&nbsp;<a href=40_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a>, Squeezing&nbsp;<a href=41_A.html><img border=0 src=inform:/Beneath.png></a><p><hr><p><b>Turning <font color="#000080">something</font> </b><a name=Turn></a> (<i>past tense</i> turned)<br>
<p>Turning is the act of rotating
something - say, a dial.<br><br>In the Standard Rules there are no carry out rules for this action because
nothing in the standard Inform world model which reacts to it. The action
is provided for authors to hang more interesting behaviour onto for special
cases: say, turning a capstan.<p><hr><p><b>Typed commands leading to this action</b><p>
<p class="hangingin2">&quot;turn [something]&quot;</p><p><b>Rules controlling this action</b><p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor turning</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't turn what's fixed in place rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t turn what[=0x0027=]s fixed in place rule')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>name</i> <a href="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t turn what[=0x0027=]s fixed in place rule is not listed in the check turning rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor turning</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't turn scenery rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t turn scenery rule')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>name</i> <a href="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t turn scenery rule is not listed in the check turning rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<p class="hangingin2">check&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor turning</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">can't turn people rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:pasteCode('can[=0x0027=]t turn people rule')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>name</i> <a href="javascript:pasteCode('The can[=0x0027=]t turn people rule is not listed in the check turning rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
<br><p class="hangingin2">report&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>an actor turning</i>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#800000">report turning rule</font>&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="javascript:pasteCode('report turning rule')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>name</i> <a href="javascript:pasteCode('The report turning rule is not listed in the report turning rulebook.[=0x000A=]')"><img border=0 src=inform:/doc_images/paste.png></a>&nbsp;<i>unlist</i></p>
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